AFP: Policy makers head to Mexico for swine flu meet

MEXICO CITY (AFP) — Policy makers from 50 countries are to gather in Mexico on Thursday to discuss their response to this year's swine flu outbreak, as South America continues to be hit by new cases.

Experts and ministers will gather in the Caribbean beach resort of Cancun for a two-day meeting aimed at gleaning lessons from the crisis, according to Margaret Chan, Secretary General of the World Health Organization (WHO).